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John Smith said that as campaign veterans, his unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 271st Field Artillery Battalion, 1st...

Donald Draxler was mad at the Japanese for the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...

After basic training, Robert J. "Bob" Brasel went to Camp Irwin [Annotator's Note: now Fort Irwin in San Bernardino...

Allen Ray Sibley almost stayed in the Army. He liked being a soldier. He is glad he did not stay in because he would...

Emiline Ann Bourgeois went to nurses' school [Annotator's Note: Hotel Dieu School of Nursing in New Orleans, Louisiana...

Lionel Lopez would have followed his captain anywhere. He was half-Indian. He was a fighting man. Lopez carried an M1 [...

Normand F. Gallichant was born in March 1921 in Danielson, Connecticut. He had four brothers. His father was a mechanic...

Herbert Yudenfriend was born in November 1926 in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His...

Robert Jarvis’ most memorable experience of World War 2 was seeing his brother in Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the...

Glen Kuskie had just made it to shore after surviving a Hell ship that was sunk by the Americans. [Annotator's Note:...

Joseph Vater's older brother was old enough to serve, but was married and had a child, so he was not drafted. Vater was...

William Earl Gast was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in September 1924. He grew up with two sisters. His dad worked...

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